Stereotype

I’m not expecting To have crowns thrown at my feet. Perhaps if I hadn’t believed That every one was significant I’d believe in myself. But I don’t, And we aren’t And each individual is just as unique As the unique person sitting in the corner. So does that make us all conformists? All those trying to be different Fit into a single category. Stereotypes… Such blunt nonsense. Maybe I was expecting more Because I thought That’s what I deserved. Perhaps, I shouldn’t believe That everyone is significant, Maybe then, I could grasp why My useless -ness Fits into the stereotype Of emotional teenager.

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